10 Years on the Forums : Othor Games

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 6:41 am

I started coming to these forums in 04. Back then Archie was a moderator, and a lot of people that I was friends with have sense left.

But, after taking breaks from these boards every few years, I'm back again, and it's as exciting as ever.

Anyone remember the Oblivion forums when Oblivion was announced? The literally insane amount of post that were being made per minute? Threads literally disappeared to the 4th page in minutes. It was insanity.
:tes:

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 5:06 am

I started coming to these forums in 04. Back then Archie was a moderator, and a lot of people that I was friends with have sense left.

But, after taking breaks from these boards every few years, I'm back again, and it's as exciting as ever.

Anyone remember the Oblivion forums when Oblivion was announced? The literally insane amount of post that were being made per minute? Threads literally disappeared to the 4th page in minutes. It was insanity.
:tes:

Yup, I remember that. The Skyrim forums aren't nearly as hectic.

» Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:31 pm

Seeing you guys again has made me all warm and fuzzy inside. Although when you inevitably leave again I shall turn the lights off, put on some Morrissey, crack open a bottle of scotch and cry.

We all been there friend , we all been there.

To the oldies !!!!! :foodndrink: :foodndrink:

» Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:56 pm

To the oldies !!!!! :foodndrink: :foodndrink:

:foodndrink:

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:59 am

Yup, I remember that. The Skyrim forums aren't nearly as hectic.

Oh definitely not, not even a fraction as hectic. It was literally insanity trying to post on the Oblivion forums when it was announced, and up to a weeks before release. Purely fun though. Skyrims forums are like..1/4th easily the insanity.

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:21 am

Oh definitely not, not even a fraction as hectic. It was literally insanity trying to post on the Oblivion forums when it was announced, and up to a weeks before release. Purely fun though. Skyrims forums are like..1/4th easily the insanity.

They may start to get quite silly by, say, late summer. At which point I think I'll hide.

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 3:38 am

They may start to get quite silly by, say, late summer. At which point I think I'll hide.

Hide! Haha! I will rush into combat to cull the trolls and ]\[3\/\/65!

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:51 am

Do you know what the best thing about this thread is?

A bunch of old-timers I haven't seen in ages have popped in to say hi to Archie.

You took the words right out of my mouth!

:wave:

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:36 am

Who are you? :unsure:

No, let's not go down the path of discussing members who are no longer here.

I sense you don't like me Rohugh...

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:35 am

Wow, the time really does fly. It's hard to believe that I joined these forums in 2003. I literally grew up around here for the several years that I enjoyed playing and modding (helping others anyway, never did anything of my own that I can remember) Morrowind and chatting it up in the Community forum between Morrowind and Oblivion releases. Life has changed so much since then; it makes me wonder who I would ever still know around here.

Anyway, Skyrim is bringing me back around for another go at the Elder Scrolls world. I'm pretty excited to see how things turn out this time. Maybe there will be a good reason or two for me to post something in the Skyrim forums or this section of town instead of resorting to lurking for another few years, haha

edit: Also, 10 years, whew!

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:04 am

Now where's Fonger at...

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:24 am

I can't imagine being a member on a forum for ten years. That's insane! Congrats though. I've been here almost three and a half years, so I'm close.

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:32 am

Can I ask a favor? I don't want this thread spammed up one-emote posts and the like, it would be nice to get the chance to tell the stories and stuff, and if postcount is wasted with spam it will get to the 200 mark quicker and I don't think there will be a part 2 of this thread. But if anyone has questions feel free to ask!

Congrats Archie. Been a long time.

Archie is the one and only moderator I butted heads with. :toughninja:

Then I apologized for being an ass, because I was being one, and we kissed and made up.

Here's hoping we can reminisce again in another 10 years from now. :foodndrink:

:wub:

It's nice to see you are still around.

Do you know what the beet thing about this thread is?A bunch of old-timers I haven't seen in ages have popped in to say hi to Archie.

Seeing you guys again has made me all warm and fuzzy inside. Although when you inevitably leave again I shall turn the lights off, put on some Morrissey, crack open a bottle of scotch and cry.

That is nice and very flattering. It's nice to be remembered.

I started coming to these forums in 04. Back then Archie was a moderator, and a lot of people that I was friends with have sense left.

But, after taking breaks from these boards every few years, I'm back again, and it's as exciting as ever.

Anyone remember the Oblivion forums when Oblivion was announced? The literally insane amount of post that were being made per minute? Threads literally disappeared to the 4th page in minutes. It was insanity.

Yeah it was nuts. The hardest one we had to deal with though was just pre-morrowind and we had the chat on a big server and we had 100+ people in the chat, and were run ragged trying to cull out the ones looking for illegal copies. I'm glad we aren't on that server any more.

We all been there friend , we all been there.To the oldies !!!!!

And the new friends too! :celebration:

Wow, the time really does fly. It's hard to believe that I joined these forums in 2003. I literally grew up around here for the several years that I enjoyed playing and modding (helping others anyway, never did anything of my own that I can remember) Morrowind and chatting it up in the Community forum between Morrowind and Oblivion releases. Life has changed so much since then; it makes me wonder who I would ever still know around here. Anyway, Skyrim is bringing me back around for another go at the Elder Scrolls world. I'm pretty excited to see how things turn out this time. Maybe there will be a good reason or two for me to post something in the Skyrim forums or this section of town instead of resorting to lurking for another few years, haha

edit: Also, 10 years, whew!

Its nice to see you back Ang. Are you still doing art?

» Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:28 pm

It's funny how we held the same type of arguments in regards to Morrowind and Oblivion. Things don't change, we simply find our place on the timeline.

» Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:50 pm

:wave: to Archie! Hiya Archie - cool thread. 10 years on the forum... awesome. I have always been impressed at consistency of this forum. I have maybe half that time, but this forum has been and remains one of my favorite places on the internet, through good times and bad. Also, it was nice to see some other Methuselahs popping on (Hi Stormie, Antiman, etc.

) People do come and go, but Bethesda's ES games sure do have a way of hooking you in - I have seen people wander away for a couple years and get drawn back for one reason or another.

So, in your experience, Archie, what was the best way of keeping people in line without really having to do stuff like locking threads or passing out warnings?

We wanted the new "shock through keyboard" technology, where we could configure rules [censor avoidance... zzzzap], but apparently Bethesda was worried about "lawsuits" and "negative publicity". Pfffft. Eh, Archie answered this the best, but 9 times out of 10, an initial "hey, chill out, here's why that kind of posting is not cool here" type of PM with a member can go pretty far to calm people down. The more experienced members also help - and we do have a lot of "long termers" here for a forum - its rare for people to post for 2, 3 years consistently on any internet forum, let alone 8 or 10 . Lots of helpful people on this forum.

Oh definitely not, not even a fraction as hectic. It was literally insanity trying to post on the Oblivion forums when it was announced, and up to a weeks before release. Purely fun though. Skyrims forums are like..1/4th easily the insanity.

Even weeks and months after the insanity. I was lurking regularly right after OB release and was a-scared to join. It is interesting watching the Skyrim forums and seeing the same type posts and arguments again. :lol:

[ WTF! No Spears? No throwing stars! That's [censored]! ]

Anyway, Skyrim is bringing me back around for another go at the Elder Scrolls world. I'm pretty excited to see how things turn out this time. Maybe there will be a good reason or two for me to post something in the Skyrim forums or this section of town instead of resorting to lurking for another few years, haha

Skyrim seems to be bringing a lot of people back... in one guise or another.

And it is bringing a lot of new people too, people that only recently discovered OB after playing Fallout 3 for example, and looking for other Bethesda games. I think that's awesome frankly, although there are the usual grumbles from some of the old-timers, some new frustrations, some more work to get newer members acclimated to this forum's style and so on. But it's fun and exciting watching the build-up to the new game.

Now where's Fonger at...

Sometimes members

wander away for reasons

of their own.

It's funny how we held the same type of arguments in regards to Morrowind and Oblivion. Things don't change, we simply find our place on the timeline.

Quoted for ever-loving truth. :lol:

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:56 am

Sometimes members

wander away for reasons

of their own.

:rofl:

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:26 am

(Hi Stormie, Antiman, etc.

)

Hello there, good lady!

The more experienced members also help - and we do have a lot of "long termers" here for a forum - its rare for people to post for 2, 3 years consistently on any internet forum, let alone 8 or 10 . Lots of helpful people on this forum.

And by "help", she means flame, ridicule, ostracize and ignore disrputive members, as well as sending them choice insults pertaining to their diet, personal hygiene and ancestry.

Skyrim seems to be bringing a lot of people back...

It's actually keeping me away, since in the last years, I've adopted a "completely spoiler-free" approach to games. I play them without knowing anything about them, and it's so much more fun! When I played Dragon Age II, for instance, I didn't even know which characters would join the main character's party, and that's a great way to play, since now you're constantly wondering, "Hmm, that might just become a party member. And sometimes you're wrong, sometimes you're right. It makes a game much more surprising and captivating.

So yeah, that's why I'm not around much. And of course, the fact that I sleep for years in torpor, manipulating the ones of thinner blood.

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:39 pm

Now where's Fonger at...

Sometimes members
wander away for reasons
of their own.

:rofl:

Last I've seen him was over at the Nexus. :shrug:

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:33 am

Hello there, good lady!

And by "help", she means flame, ridicule, ostracize and ignore disrputive members, as well as sending them choice insults pertaining to their diet, personal hygiene and ancestry.

It's actually keeping me away, since in the last years, I've adopted a "completely spoiler-free" approach to games. I play them without knowing anything about them, and it's so much more fun! When I played Dragon Age II, for instance, I didn't even know which characters would join the main character's party, and that's a great way to play, since now you're constantly wondering, "Hmm, that might just become a party member. And sometimes you're wrong, sometimes you're right. It makes a game much more surprising and captivating.

So yeah, that's why I'm not around much. And of course, the fact that I sleep for years in torpor, manipulating the ones of thinner blood.

I do that too! Prior to every game I stick magnets all over my head and erase my brain. It makes games awesome! My friends like it too cause they can tell me the same joke over and over!

» Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:06 pm

Nice to see people like you come back once in a while though Archeopterix. I know lots of very active old members that seem to have disappeared and moved on with life. Who was that one helpful fellow, Anghardel? Or maybe it was someone else.

Ah well, here's to a decade of TESF. May they always pull you right back in just when you thought you were out. :foodndrink:
:P

You forgot his 67. Oh the massive walls of gloriously helpful text. They were a sight to behold. And hey, he posted again! And you're back which is awesomesauce. You kept disappearing for a little while.

And damn, I've been coming to these forums since 04 or 05. 6-7 years, 1/3 of my lifetime... things have changed.

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:39 am

Just want to say a quick shout out to the crowd.

I joined back when Oblivion was announced.

I haven't found any of my old posts, but being a 16 year old back then, they were what you'd expect. I made a habit about complaining for complaining's sake and stirring up any discussion that praised Oblivion. I think I was even a troll at some point. Very bad on my part and I apologize for that.

Anyway, it's been a long time and I've grown up ever since. But I still have a lot of fond memories with the old forum.

Just wanted to say "Hi!" to you guys and hope you aren't feeling like dinosaurs or something. Which wouldn't be a bad thing because dinosaurs are awesome.

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:09 am

I do that too! Prior to every game I stick magnets all over my head and erase my brain. It makes games awesome! My friends like it too cause they can tell me the same joke over and over!

And you can hide your own easter eggs!

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:35 am

Is KelranTymus still here? I believe I gave that darling a http://www.mwmythicmods.com/fishystick.jpg back when she joined.

» Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:57 pm

Is KelranTymus still here? I believe I gave that darling a http://www.mwmythicmods.com/fishystick.jpg back when she joined.

She's been a moderator here for as long as I can recall (er, which is a bit longer than my current join date, just to avoid confusion) though I haven't seen her around in a while.

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 6:12 am

She's been a moderator here for as long as I can recall (er, which is a bit longer than my current join date, just to avoid confusion) though I haven't seen her around in a while.

Yeah, Tymus was one of the ones that got kidnapped by the moderators and was never heard from again, who before being a mod was active in discussions, and afterwards was a shadowy figure. :ninja: